| Baseball is the leading sport played in | | | | anticlockwise direction. These bases |
| the United States. Let us explore a | | | | are arranged at the corners of a square |
| brief history of baseball. As per the | | | | that is ninety square feet. The game |
| records it was found that the first ever | | | | has nine innings in all and in each |
| game of baseball was played in 1792 in | | | | inning both the teams have the chance to |
| Pittsfield, Massachusetts. There was | | | | bat and score and half inning of the |
| another reference that mentioned that | | | | team ends when three batters are out. |
| baseball was being played in the | | | | In the US the professional Major League |
| peripheries of New York City what was | | | | Baseball teams are branched out into |
| known as Greenwich Village in the year | | | | National League and American League. |
| 1823. Another reference showed that | | | | There are also a lot of youth programs |
| Knickerbockers were the first team to | | | | where they have smaller fields so that |
| play the first game of baseball. The | | | | it is easier for the kids to pitch and |
| first baseball club was formed in | | | | have softer rules than that of the |
| September 23, 1845. | | | | professional players. These teams of |
| Baseball is played between two teams and | | | | young players are known as minor league |
| each team has nine players. This game | | | | teams. The kids are really inspired by |
| is played with a bat and ball. The ball | | | | the professional players and take them |
| is thrown by the pitcher to the batter. | | | | as their mentor. To mention some of the |
| The batter hits the ball and then runs | | | | Major League Baseball teams, which are |
| towards the base. The batter runs to | | | | Yankees, Giants, Dodgers, and |
| the first base and runs in an | | | | Diamondbacks. |